200mm Chef

[Lorien]

I just finished this knife last night. Pretty happy with the way it turned out, but I'm not gonna lie- pitting plums with it was absolutely terrifying. The edge touched my finger, and I was relieved to look down and see that I hadn't cut myself. Or so I thought. It took half a minute for the blood to find its way out and it didn't stop til I dressed it.

The steel is .125" A2, and the handle is G10 and Terotuf. The hollow brass pins are not ideal, since they provide a place for schmutz to gather, but they're what I had and they actually provide a handy index for your fingers. Well, my fingers, anyway. I like making food knives.

 

[RayseM]

Do your food knives come with cut proof gloves?

I like this one very much. 10" blade?

 

[Lorien]

Do your food knives come with cut proof gloves?

I like this one very much. 10" blade?

when I get to a point where I feel competent enough to start making these for sale, I'll consider your suggestion- you'd only need one glove, so I could break up a pair to save $

200mm is French for 8"

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

very sharp!

 

[RayseM]

Sorry about the oblivious question. Yes I speak French so I understood 200mm . Thanks for putting up with me.

 

[Lorien]

Sorry about the oblivious question. Yes I speak French so I understood 200mm . Thanks for putting up with me.

it's all good, man. I appreciate your interest!

 

[Scott Hanson]

That turned out really nice, 8" is a really nice blade length for a chef knife. As far as the brass tubes, maybe consider having some mosaic pins made with your logo, these are some I made for my knives.

 

[Lorien]

whoah! That's cool- are those cut with EDM?

 

[PaulDiStefano]

Great design Lorien. Looks like a pleasure to hold and use

 

[Scott Hanson]

whoah! That's cool- are those cut with EDM?

I don't know, I thought he might have used a laser.

 

[Lorien]

Great design Lorien. Looks like a pleasure to hold and use

thanks very much, Paul. I have to say; holding and using it is not really a pleasure yet!

I'm still being extremely critical, (which I am with most knives when I first start using them) and finding issues to deal with.

It's important to me- for reasons I don't even fully understand yet- to get this particular knife as right as I can. Maybe because it's designed for 99% function and 1% looks. There will come a point, though, were my thinking will shift and using this knife will start to be fun. Every knife that I've ever enjoyed using started out challenging me in some way, providing some kind of obstacle to love at first sight. But, over time, the love starts to blossom and a commitment develops to finding and utilizing every aspect of the knife that is useful. While I can appreciate and enjoy weapony knives, I can never really develop the same kind of bond that I do with my practical knives. that's the bond that's important to me so that's probably going to be the kind of knives I want to create as my career in this field moves onward.

maybe that's why getting this knife right is such a priority- it's completely utility oriented. I can provide a pragmatic reason for every square millimetre of it, even the apparently stylistic and/or decorative elements. Except for the pins...

I don't know, I thought he might have used a laser.

speaking of pins, I'm glad I brought them up. Your suggestion is awesome, and you know I'm much rather mark my knives with a sweet pin with my logo on it than mark up the steel with it

 

[Matthew Gregory]

Clean, buddy.